Hosea 4:12-5:4

New International Version

¹² My people consult a wooden idol,^(A)
    and a diviner’s rod speaks to them.^(B)
A spirit of prostitution^(C) leads them astray;^(D)
    they are unfaithful^(E) to their God.
¹³ They sacrifice on the mountaintops
    and burn offerings on the hills,
under oak,^(F) poplar and terebinth,
    where the shade is pleasant.^(G)
Therefore your daughters turn to prostitution^(H)
    and your daughters-in-law to adultery.^(I)

¹⁴ “I will not punish your daughters
    when they turn to prostitution,
nor your daughters-in-law
    when they commit adultery,
because the men themselves consort with harlots^(J)
    and sacrifice with shrine prostitutes^(K)—
    a people without understanding^(L) will come to ruin!^(M)

¹⁵ “Though you, Israel, commit adultery,
    do not let Judah become guilty.

“Do not go to Gilgal;^(N)
    do not go up to Beth Aven.^[a](O)
    And do not swear, ‘As surely as the Lord lives!’^(P)
16 The Israelites are stubborn,^(Q)
    like a stubborn heifer.^(R)
How then can the Lord pasture them
    like lambs^(S) in a meadow?
¹⁷ Ephraim is joined to idols;
    leave him alone!
¹⁸ Even when their drinks are gone,
    they continue their prostitution;
    their rulers dearly love shameful ways.
¹⁹ A whirlwind^(T) will sweep them away,
    and their sacrifices will bring them shame.^(U)

⁴ “Their deeds do not permit them
    to return^(AC) to their God.
A spirit of prostitution^(AD) is in their heart;
    they do not acknowledge^(AE) the Lord.